I think of
the rattlesnake sucking dew
from its back,
the javelina chewing through
irrigation lines
the ancestors who grew
crops by canals.
I think of the saguaro’s spongy tissue storing
a thousand gallons
the antelope jackrabbit gorging
on cactus stems
and the Gila monster pores opening
from its bladder
Just to survive another thornscrub summer.